European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes sunday May 19.1991 setae from Page 1maj. Gen. James a. Musselman. A in the past setae supported . And other nato forces in the soul Hern Region. The parameters have now widened to include missions other than those of nato. A the nato idea the coming and we be got to everywhere that s Ini usic Linan russians Are ight had Guys hot True any a said it. Col. Krupenevich chief of current operations and exercises. A now. We be got to look a Little further around. Our missions Are being restructured to look no t beyond the med itself to any places in the european command area of re . Where something could happen. / i he legion id the task Loree s response by hts a irom Portugal to Eastern i Luikey. Horn the italian Alps to North Alrica a is bigger Ilian the Sonlin Eulaj. United states. It s a mixing bowl of cultures a in Eltag place Lor Europe Asia and Alrica an area highly charged with religious filter Knees. The sea is a crucial Gateway linking the flow of natural resources and finished goods to world markets. Krupenevich said 5,0110 Small Craft and 2,000 Ocean going vessels cruise the Mediterranean daily. From 300 to 400 of them Are tankers carrying 20 million barrels of Oil. Overall 40 percent of Europe soil transits the Mediterranean. Quot the new focus is that because of conflicts in the Southern Region and what appears to problems there it. A. A. A a a. A l. Emmett Lewis or. Rows of m109 self propelled howitzers and tracked Tow vehicles wait in storage at the general Supply depot at Livorno Italy. Seems like there Are More chances for that sort of thing to be happening in the future a Musselman said. He said task Force soldiers must be trained at a higher state of readiness. A they Are going to have to be prepared to move at any moment a he said. Quot the rack in the exist we were told to be prepared to receive reservists in 12 1 Days now we have 18 hours to move Ehe Region comes with its own special problems and challenges. While air and sea lines in Italy Are excellent a with Livorno sport facilities and airports at Aviano and Pisa a military forces Are hampered by the limited roads railroads and antiquated electric service in Many areas. The network of roads in Italy Greece and Turkey does not equal Germany a. Turkey Lor example has 30,01 1 Miles of Roadway compared with 360,1100 Miles for Germany. Placing a phone Call from Italy to Turkey can take As. Long As three hours. A. A Musselman said he expects the command to continue its Good relationship with the Host country. A we have a Strong italian work Force most of. Our soldiers want to extend and we have close ties with the air Force at Aviano air base a he said. A we have a unique and important Mission to serve Usa Reijer and the Southern Region. We feel comfortable about being kurd from Page 1 linked to negotiations Between . And iraqi military leaders. The two sides have been looking for a Avyay to assure kurdish refugees that it is Safe to return id Dolnik without coalition forces expanding their secure area in Northern Iraq to include the City. Air Force it. Col., Philip Crowley a spokesman for the Allied command at in Firtik a or key said the Allied com Mande of. Gen. John Shalikashvil and iraqi it. Gen. Abu Firas Saber would meet in Dozhuk later saturday. Near the Edge of the Allied Security zone iraqi troops fired at a . Army helicopter Friday night . Military officials in t Turkey said saturday. But the helicopter was not hit and did not return the fire they said. Ives said the coalition forces would protest the incident to the iraqi government. A a a a a /. In Baghdad Baronni said the rebels and the Baghdad government agreed to free elections throughout Iraq and Freedom of the press. He also said Saddam promised to give lip his monopoly on Power agreeing to separate his ruling baath party from the state. Barzani said that under the proposed agreement. Kurdish rebels would to incorporated into the iraqi military or into kurdish regional police forces. A fall these Are principle agreements. We Are still negotiating a said Barzanty who headed a delegation including All major kurdish factions in two weeks of talks with the government. Quot nothing has been signed or finalized but a Broad agreement has been Reath go on these the government has not commented / the Points of the autonomy agreement mirrored those of a 1970 pact Between Barzania a father Mustafa and Saddam. Bui that pact collapsed into renewed fighting when each Side accused the \ other of violating its terms. It was hot Clear what would happen with Western troops stationed in North Ern Iraq to protect returning refugees. Quot the presence of the foreigners will be solved when the kurdish problem is solved when we reach agreement a bar Zani from Page 1. These evil items had emerged but they were not sold Over the counter in Normal stores a Kohl said. Quot there was no indication of the Manu lecture r. They were Anonymous prod Unis a he said / a Quot All of them were proscribed by the Federal review boards for publications. Harmful to Young persons and confiscated wherever possible. ,. A the relevant authorities took action against these products with the Means at their disposal including investigations by the Public prosecutor against suspects a Kohl said trial from Page 1 Waitis. Many of the defendants Are charged with crimes ranging from feeding iraqi soldiers to premeditated a murder and gang rape the ministry spokesman said. Many of the charges carry the death penalty which is carried out by hanging lie said. A the defendants Are being tried under martial Law which has been in effect since feb. 26. Verdicts in kuwaiti martial courts Are reviewed for technical accuracy but cannot he appealed. However the kuwaiti Emir a 90-Day martial Law decree ends next week and unless he acts before the deadline the trials would automatically come under civilian Law the official said. 8 a spokesman for the los. Embassy in Kuwait City said the kuwaitis want to try All of the eases under martial Law. Quot there a been some talk about extending martial Law until All the cases have been tried a said James Callahan the embassy spokesman. Hie kuwaiti official disputed this View. But he said that Quot it is possible that the Emir will Issue a decree allowing the trials to continue under martial Law even though martial Law has since the appeals process is eliminated under martial Law the kuwaiti official said a person could be executed within u month of being convicted. Under kuwaiti Law the Emir is the Only person who can order a death sentence to be carried out. In the past the Emir has been reluctant to sign death warrants the official said., during the Emir a 13-year reign Only one execution has been carried but. Although a . Embassy official will Monitor the trials the United states does not want to be further involved Callahan said. Quot Vve have been assured by Kuwait s government that the defendants will be Given a fair trial Quot he said. Quot but the United states is not playing any part in the trial. This is an internal kuwaiti in the weeks immediately following the War palestinians complained about being falsely accused of assisting the enemy during the iraqis brutal occupation. During their seven months in the country iraqi forces allegedly tortured kuwaitis carted off one of the worlds Best collections of ancient islamic Art and burned Many buildings in Kuwait City. Members of Kuwait a palestinian Community which numbered about 450,000 before iraqis invasion said the government s Altitude toward them since the City was liberated does hot Bode Well for those accused. Quot they beat my brother when they arrested him a said Imad e Anek u palestinian hotel employee whose brother is accused of collaboration. Quot they threatened to heat our father Only because he is palestinian. The _ government has not been fair to us since the liberation. 1 heir hearts Are Black and they want the government has directed the kuwaiti lawyers association to represent defendants who do not have attorneys. One reason Tor the decision is that an insufficient number of attorneys have returned to the country since the liberation. Fanek thinks the governments selection of the association to represent Many defendants was its Way of ensuring convictions. Because there Are not enough Law vers he said they wont be Well represented. The ministry spokesman said the government would not interfere in the representation provided by the association and denied that Hasty decisions will be made
